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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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