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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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