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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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