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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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