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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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