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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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