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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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