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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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