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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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