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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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