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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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