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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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