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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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