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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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