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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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