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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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