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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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