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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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