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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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