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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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