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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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