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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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