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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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