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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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