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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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