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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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