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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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