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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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