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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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