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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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