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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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