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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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