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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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