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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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