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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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