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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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