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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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