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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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