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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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