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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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