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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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