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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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