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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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