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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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