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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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