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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers 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 satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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