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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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