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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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