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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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