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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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