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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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