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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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