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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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