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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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