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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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