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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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