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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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