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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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