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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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