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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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