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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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