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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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