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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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