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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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