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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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