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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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