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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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