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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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