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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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