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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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