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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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