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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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