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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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