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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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