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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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