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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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