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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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