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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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