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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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