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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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