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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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