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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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