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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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