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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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