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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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