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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online 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 student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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