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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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