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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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