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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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