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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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