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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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