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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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