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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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