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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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