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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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