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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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