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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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