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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key 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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