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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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