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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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