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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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