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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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