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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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