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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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