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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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