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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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