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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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