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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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