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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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