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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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