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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers 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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