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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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