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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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