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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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