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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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