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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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