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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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