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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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