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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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