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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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