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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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