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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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