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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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