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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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