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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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