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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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