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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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