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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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