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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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