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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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