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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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