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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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