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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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