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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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