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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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