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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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