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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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