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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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