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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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