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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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