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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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