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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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