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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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