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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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