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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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