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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 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 institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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