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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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