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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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