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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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