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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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