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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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