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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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