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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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