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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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