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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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