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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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