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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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