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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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