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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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