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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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