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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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