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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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