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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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