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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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