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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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