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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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