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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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