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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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