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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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