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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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