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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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