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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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