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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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