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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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