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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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