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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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