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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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