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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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