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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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