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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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