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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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