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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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