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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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