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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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