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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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