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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important 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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