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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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