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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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