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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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