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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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