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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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