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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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