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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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