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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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