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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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