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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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