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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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