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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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