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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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