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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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