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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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