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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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