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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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