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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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