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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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