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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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