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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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