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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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