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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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