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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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