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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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