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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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