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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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