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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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