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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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