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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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