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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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