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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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