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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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