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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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