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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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