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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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