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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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