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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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