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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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