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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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