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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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