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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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