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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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