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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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