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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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