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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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