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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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