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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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