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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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