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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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