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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important 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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