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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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