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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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