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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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