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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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