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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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