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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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