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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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