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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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