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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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