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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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