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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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