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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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