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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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