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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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