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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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