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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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