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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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