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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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