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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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