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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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