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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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