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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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