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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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