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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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