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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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