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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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