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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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