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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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