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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp 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 desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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