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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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