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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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