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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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