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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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