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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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