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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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