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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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