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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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