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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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