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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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