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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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