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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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