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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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