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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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