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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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