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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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