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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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