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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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