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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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