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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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