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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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