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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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