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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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