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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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