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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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