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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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