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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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