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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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