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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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