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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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