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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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