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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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