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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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