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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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