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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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