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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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