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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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