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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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