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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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