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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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