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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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