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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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