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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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