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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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