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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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