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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates 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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