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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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