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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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