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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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