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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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