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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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