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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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