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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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