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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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