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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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