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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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