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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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