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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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