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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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