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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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