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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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