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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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