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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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