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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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