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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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