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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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