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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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