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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner 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 digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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