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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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