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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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