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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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