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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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