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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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