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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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