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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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