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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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