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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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