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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies 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 deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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