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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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