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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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