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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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