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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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