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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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