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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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