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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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