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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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