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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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