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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers 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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