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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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