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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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