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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these 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 facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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