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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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