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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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