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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students 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 motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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