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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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