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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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