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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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