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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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