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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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