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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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