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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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