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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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