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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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