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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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