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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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