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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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