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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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