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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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