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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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