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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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