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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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