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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the 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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