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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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