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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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