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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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