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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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