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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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