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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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