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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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