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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)