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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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