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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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