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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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