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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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