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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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