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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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