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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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