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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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