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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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