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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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