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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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