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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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