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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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