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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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