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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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