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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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