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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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