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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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