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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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