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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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