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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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