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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key 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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