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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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