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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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