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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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