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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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