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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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