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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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