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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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