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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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