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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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