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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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