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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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