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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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