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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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