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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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