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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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