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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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