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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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