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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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