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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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