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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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