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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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