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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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