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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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