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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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