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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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