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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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