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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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