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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key 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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