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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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