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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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