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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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