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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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