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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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