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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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