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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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