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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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