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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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