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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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