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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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