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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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