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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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