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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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