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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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