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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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