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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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