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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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