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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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