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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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