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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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