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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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