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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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