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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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