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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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