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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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