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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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