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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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