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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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