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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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