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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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