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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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