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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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