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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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