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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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