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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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