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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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