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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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