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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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