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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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