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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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