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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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