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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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