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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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