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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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