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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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