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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes 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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