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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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