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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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