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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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