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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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