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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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