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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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