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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the 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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