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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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