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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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