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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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