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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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