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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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