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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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