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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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