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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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