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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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