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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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