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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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