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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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