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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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