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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend 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 facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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