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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education