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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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