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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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