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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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