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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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