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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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