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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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