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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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